The Oklahoma City Thunder have started the season at a historical pace, then lost three of their last five games, standing at 26-4. The Thunder possesses a few areas that need improvement.

Castle has delivered some of his best performances this year against the Thunder. He poured in 24 points on 7-for-12 shooting in Tuesday’s impressive 130-110 victory over OKC — including four triples — and he served up a 22-point effort in the NBA Cup semifinal.

Despite a 20-point loss, two of Oklahoma City's role players have performed well in the Thunder's most recent contests.

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder meet Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to play the San Antonio Spurs in a key Western Conference matchup on Christmas Day at the Paycom Center.

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander discussed the free-throw shooting disparity in Friday’s loss to the Timberwolves. The Thunder defied its favorable free-throw shooting reputation, finishing minus-17 in free-throw attempts against the Timberwolves.

For the first time in eight years, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be part of the NBA's Christmas Day slate. In its history, most agree it's one of the more prestigious days of the regular-season marathon. As games are played throughout the entire day, people across the country get to form their first real opinion of teams across the league.